In this piece, we have the idea of dialogue or conversation between two very different characters (the first having a slow tempo and a lyrical personality whereas the second is in a faster tempo and with a more rhythmic personality). These two characters respond to each other, each increasing in length and either diminishing or augmenting in volume, until they finally speak at the same moment. The entire piece may be perceived as a single dialogue between both characters or a series of similar yet independent dialogues, hence the title.
The entire piece uses a 9 note mode and 5 of it’s transpositions. The mode is presented in it’s entity in the first two bars.
Giancarlo Scalia December 2011